Secrets of Kenya

Call of Cthulhu RPG

by David Conyers

The Eastern regions of Africa are largely unexplored by Westerners. Beneath the desert sands, and lurking within the highlands lie mysteries far older than Western civilization, and indeed mankind. Long before the arrival of Arab traders or European explorers some of the native peoples learned to fear and worship great and terrible beings. Here within the heart of Africa, adventure and horror await those brave or foolhardy enough to seek them out. Secrets of Kenya details the cultures, geography, and history of Kenya through the 1930's; provides an African bestiary; details several secret societies; and includes four adventures to jump start your own explorations of Kenya and the surrounding African wilds.

Genres: Role Playing Games, Games

230 pages, Paperback

First published April 17, 2007

About the author

David Conyers is science fiction author and editor from Adelaide, South Australia. He has a degree in engineering from the University of Melbourne, and today works in marketing communications. David’s fiction has appeared in magazines such as Albedo One, Ticon4, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Book of Dark Wisdom, Lovecraft eZine and Jupiter, as well as more than twenty anthologies. His previous books include the science fiction Cthulhu Mythos blended thriller, The Eye of Infinity published by Perilous Press and the prequel The Spiraling Worm co-authored with John Sunseri. Previous anthologies he has edited include Extreme Planets, Cthulhu Unbound 3, Cthulhu’s Dark Cults and Undead & Unbound. His e-books include The Uncertainty Bridge and The Impossible Object.

Reviews

[Mikael Cerbing · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book and it makes me want to read more of the "Secrets of" books. I cant say that I know very much about Kenya between 1920-1940 but the background looks good and my guess is that its well reaserched. The Cthulhu mythos is more up front in the less civilized parts of the world and I think you will be able to make som very different adventures here if you know what you are doing. Its also a good place to really put forward questions about race and class, if thats something you are interested in putting in your game. Finally, some of the adventures in the end of the book are down right mean.